But what about Stay at Home Dads? If marriage is the same and we have several children but the dad stays home is that considered traditional? No not really, as it is a new concept ever since the rise of women in the work place and filling important positions. The rise of Stay at Home Dads I believe is because there is a rise in equal opportunities for the other spouse…. the wife in this case.

But Long Island Dad, isn’t saying he looks down on non-traditional families, but the attacks on the traditional family is something that is driving him nuts. In fact, it is driving me nuts too. But what is really happening here? I mean there are single women having children without the presence of men, and as a premeditated decision. I am not speaking of all gay people but I had a conversation last summer with a gay woman who rolled her eyes and basically looked down on the fact I was raising a somewhat traditional family. As if it was some “old school” and outdated option. I wasn’t outright ridiculed but the next thing that came out of her mouth was “well, ain’t you just a good ol’ boy?”

Is this a way to justify their own actions as if maybe they are questioning whether or not what they are doing is right or wrong? I mean I don’t know. But why attack marriage and the traditional role when love is love? I mean heck, I didn’t say to myself that I wanted to get married to a woman and then have 3.6 kids because that is what families were like back in the day. I got married because I loved somebody. As a result of that love we had kids.

But Long Island Dad says it best:

People get married as a natural progression of their relationships. Not because they need to be recognized by some legal entity or validated by a religious faith. People get married to show a commitment to each other; some do it before God, and some before a judge. By doing it, they say, “I have chosen you. I love you. I am committed to us,” the union itself creates exclusivity.

But could it be that untraditional families have been ridiculed for so long and found unaccaptable in our society that it causes people to get angry at the norm… that being normal, or traditional, is not good?

What are your thoughts on the issue? I would like to hear what you have to say about the increase in attacks on traditional style families.

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The Attack on Marriage and Traditional Families